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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the 
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State of Illinois are pleased to congratulate Betty Brown of 
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Elgin on being chosen to be interviewed by The History Makers; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mrs. Brown will be the only person from the 
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Northwest suburbs of Chicago to join the 1,200 African 
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Americans from across the United States who have sat down for 
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video interviews with The History Makers; others that have been 
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interviewed include Senator Barack Obama, Dionne Warwick, and 
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the late Ebony publisher, John H. Johnson; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The History Makers holds the nation's largest 
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collection of African-American oral histories; based on 
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nominations, it chooses African-American people to interview 
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from all fields, including medicine, media, and politics; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mrs. Brown moved to Elgin with her family when she 
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was six years old; she went on to become the first 
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African-American nurse at St. Joseph Hospital, and she worked 
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as a nursing supervisor for 15 years; following nursing, she 
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became a consultant with a major cosmetics company and was 
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selected by Miglin & Associates for the "Women of Destiny" 
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program, which led to her involvement in the fashion world; she 
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was a member of The Fashion Group International, Inc., of 
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Chicago and became an advocate for peace across the world as a 
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board member; and

 
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    WHEREAS, In the 1990s, she covered the society beat for 
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North Shore Magazine, and she has written society news for both 
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the Daily Herald and Courier News; through her work, she's 
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interviewed many celebrities, including Sidney Poitier and Jay 
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Leno; and

 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, She was the first African-American recipient of 
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the Altrusa Club's Woman of the Year Award for outstanding 
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service for improvement and welfare of the community; she was 
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also the first African-American woman to have her own radio 
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talk show on WRMN 1410-AM and for years worked as a manager for 
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the Miss Illinois Pageant, for which she was featured in 
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Newsweek magazine as mentor of the year; she has been the 
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recipient of numerous awards and accolades and serves on the 
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boards of various civic and charitable organizations; 
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therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
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we congratulate Betty Brown of Elgin on being chosen to be 
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interviewed by The History Makers; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Mrs. Brown as an expression of our deep respect 
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and esteem.